Hearing American Accents In Uk Shops

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Ok, so this is a very small sample set, but a couple of times recently I've been served by someone with an accent from across the pond. Plus there's a guy in the petrol filling station who's got the accent. Anyone else come across this?

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I doubt an American would move here to serve petrol, more importantly they couldn't get a work visa for that either! How old are they? Could be a student, or moved to be with a partner here, or their partner moved for work.

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Could be young Brits exposed to too much Sex in the City and other US TV.

I don't watch much US trash, but do speak with a lot of Americans in the course of business - and I have to slap myself when I say things like Elevator, Rest Room and even Wader (for Water) - though I am of the understanding that Wader is closer to the old Anglo Saxon than Water which was a more modern British pronunciation.

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Could be young Brits exposed to too much Sex in the City and other US TV.

I don't watch much US trash, but do speak with a lot of Americans in the course of business - and I have to slap myself when I say things like Elevator, Rest Room and even Wader (for Water) - though I am of the understanding that Wader is closer to the old Anglo Saxon than Water which was a more modern British pronunciation.

I've been in london too long, i now say "war'ar"

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I doubt an American would move here to serve petrol, more importantly they couldn't get a work visa for that either! How old are they? Could be a student, or moved to be with a partner here, or their partner moved for work.

Well 2 out of the 3 were 50-ish, so unless they're mature students I suspect they've dual nationality/UK family ties which enables them to work here, Anyway, seeing as other posters haven't seen this, I'm assuming it's not a trend.

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Could be young Brits exposed to too much Sex in the City and other US TV.

I don't watch much US trash, but do speak with a lot of Americans in the course of business - and I have to slap myself when I say things like Elevator, Rest Room and even Wader (for Water) - though I am of the understanding that Wader is closer to the old Anglo Saxon than Water which was a more modern British pronunciation.

In a restaurant in the US I had the following exchange with the waitress: